Question

I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (觀(guān)點(diǎn)) by creating worlds we could step into, take part. in. and live in.

With this unshakable belief, I, at. fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people’s writing can one discover what works, what doesn’t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.

Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文學(xué)作品)．As a. law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter—the volume (量) of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.

1. What can be inferred about the author as a child?

A. He never watched TV.

B. He read what he had to.

C. He found reading unbelievable.

D. He considered reading part of his life.

2.The underlined word "voice" in the second paragraph most probably means “ ”.

A. an idea

B. a sound quality

C. a way of writing

D. a world to write about

3. What effect does reading have on the author?

A. It helps him to realize his dream.

B. It opens up a wider world for him.

C. It makes his college life more interesting.

D. It increases his interest in worldwide travel.

4. Which of the following can be the best title of this text?

A. Why do I read?

B. How do I read?

C. What do I read?

D. When do I read?

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】本篇文章是記敘文。作者通過(guò)自己的親身體驗(yàn)，講述讀書(shū)使人形成自己的獨(dú)立觀(guān)點(diǎn)，讀書(shū)使人開(kāi)擴(kuò)視野的重要作用。

1.D

考點(diǎn)：細(xì)節(jié)理解題

解析：根據(jù)首段第一二句， “I grew up in a house… with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves….I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing”可知作者是在一個(gè)以書(shū)為伴的環(huán)境中長(zhǎng)大的，讀書(shū)像呼吸那樣已經(jīng)成為生活必需。

2.C

考點(diǎn)：詞義推測(cè)題。

解析：根據(jù)文中 “...but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own …”可以推斷出voice所表達(dá)的意思是“寫(xiě)作方式”。

3.B

考點(diǎn)：細(xì)節(jié)理解題

解析：由文章的最后一句：“It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.”可得出答案

4.A

考點(diǎn)：主旨大意題。

解析：文章作者主要以自己的親身體驗(yàn)講述讀書(shū)的重要性。因此Why do I read?“我為什么讀書(shū)？”作題目最佳。